Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-05-28

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GSGuo 0uoA pleased Win tho sxsrciseA The
16enhsrs q orsoa lodsc were seated On sne
eUo eoeh wearing . bouquet OF flowers
n tho middle block Of the parquet
Vwo eoeooa Q Delegation OF members
1n0 OssQuohanas Lodge No 50. The front
Gf ~ seago Wns deoosased In . very hand.
6omo Dannee. A large black covering over
y euooory contained the three pillars, en-.
e1rcled with the three linkA Over the top of
sAsse devices were the letters F. L. T. The
picture Of . dove aurmounted the three
pillars. One side Of the covering was the
0aas Of the institution, 1874, and 1857 was on
The other side Two large flags we're drsped
IN Q graceful manner under the covering,
venting handsome effect There was .
profusioo Of flowers and potted plantA
The programme opened with an overture,
King Mydas" BY the Cecilian orchestra,
which was rendered In excellent style, ss
was oil the selections given ty this musical
organization. w. Hayes Grier, chairman,
made IN address Of welcome He had been
selected TO have the honor by reason
of being the first noble grand OF the lodge
The lodge had met to celebrate their
thirteenth anniversary, and the chairman In.
tended to push matters, not to detsin the
audience until an unreasonable hour.
Male Chorus. s.-"Persian Serenade," Co
lumbia Mennerchor, which was given In Q
very line manner. This was the first sp.
pearance Of this organization in public and
the members acquitted themselves in Q
manner greatly pleasing the audience
Historical Address.-"l3 Years in Orion"
Alfred G. Bruner, esq. Early in ls74 efforts
were made to organizs this ledge, when ll6
men signed . petition for that object
TWenty men were selected, who were
elected and initiated into Susquehanna
charter. This was granted and the lodge il.
stituted on Nay 9th, 1854 Petitions for
membership were at once numerous. The
first death occurred on November Sth, 1875
The lodge went into its present quarters on
October %, 1875 The historian presented
numerous events which were Of interest to
the members OF the lodge During the
years OF existence there we're admitted 22l
mem bers, but tho loss was So, leaving the
present membership l32. The total receipts
Of the lodge have been sI2g79IO The
amounts paid for relief were &2,OlLai. The
total available assets Of the lodge ut the
present time amounts TO s5.3s4s The
speaker gave an illustration of the good
work of the lodge In their assistance of a
member who had been in Iowa He was
faithfully attended to while sick and buried
In . respectable manner.
Solo" Moss Trooper " W. Z. Barr. This
iavorite singer fairly excelled himself on this
3k.~6n the Rhine" Cecilian orche s,ra
Crusade Against Secret
Societies." g. w. Bsrntheisel, NJ. D. The
early opposition 10 secret societies sprang
from ecclesiastical authorities and jealousy.
The present crusade against the same Is con
Quoted by portion Of the clergy. The
cesstully conduct . crusade when the parties
are totally ignorant of the character and
workings Of the societies. The orders were
classified into two kinds-the good aud the
evil. He advocated the crusade against those
societies-in the shape of Ansrchism, Mill
ism, Socialism and rebellion having for their
object the oveTthrowing Of established laws
and the thwarting Of justice, whose aim is
strife, discord and desolstion. The speaker
lauded these societies having for their aim
the elevation OF character, the promotion OF
good, the prevention Of and relief OF distress
Notw outstanding the crusade against these
orders the Masons number 100000 and the
Odd Fellows number over that amount
making Q total of l, OOO, 600 men belonging to
these two orders In this country. During the
past IA years the Odd Fellows in Pennsyl-
vanis have paid out the immense sum Ct
$5, 3a5 ll9 for the relief OF distress, and in the
face OF all this 1t 10 almost mex xplicable to
understand the motive for this crusade.
Music-"The Mill in the Forest" Cecilian
orchestra.
Address, 'Our Order" Vim. B. Given,
esq. The world IL full OF failure and the
tale OF blasted hopes that it gladdens the
heart and brightens the life to ge, into an at.
mosphere where there Is no story but thst of
succesa Success is not won in this age with.
out some reason for It The success of our
order In this country has been marvellous
and unparalleled. It's origin is not within
the veil Of mystery. American Odd Fellow.
ship. and 1t differs widely from the English
brand-hss lived less than three score years
and ten. Begun within the memory of men
now living, it has grown, developed and
mstured within q life's brief spsu, In a
little back room at the "Ssyeu Starsn in
the city OF Baltimore in lsl9 five mon organ.
lied Washington Lodge, No. l. To day 1t
numbers more than half q million. This
growth means something. 1t has lived long
enough to convince the most skeptical that
1t 10 not Of the sky-rocket order. Its path
has been one Of continued ascend ency, its
course one OF continued, un nwsvering success
Odd Fellowship 10 built upon q rock, q rock
OF truth, and that rock Is In one word, Fra.
ternity. The order 10 Q vast army called
from every rank OF life. While Old
Fellowship IL the great beneficial order OF the
world ; while its chief aim Is 10 relieve the
mccoy care for the sick and bury the dead,
yet its work takes wider scope and its bene.
hs are social, refining and slevsting. No
man can enter the portals without proclaim.
Ing bis belief In the Deity Integrity in the
personal lite and zeal In the personal actions
are tnculcsted. Our whole works sppesI 10
the soul 1t makes men more valuable citi.
zens and better fathers, while its phi,ap-
thrOpy lets sunshine Of plenty into homes
whore without 1t want would forever dweI
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